NACTA Journal back issues from September 2003:
NACTA president
Sep 01, 2003; ... NACTA is a unique organization. Formed to recognize and reward teaching 50 years ago, NACTA continues in this mission presenting Teaching Fellows, Regional, National, and International awards to outstanding faculty and graduate students. However, this is only a small part of NACTA's activities ....
NACTA Executive Committee Meeting minutes
Sep 01, 2003; ... Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA June 18 2003 Meeting was conducted by Ron Hanson, President. It commenced at 9:40 am. Attending: Ron Hanson, Jim McKenna, Rick Parker, Marilyn Parker, Wayne Banwart, Allen Zimmerman, Keith Karnok, Lynn Hamilton, Merv Pritchard, Paul Fantz, ...
Secretary / Treasurer report
Sep 01, 2003; ... Secretary's Report Membership records for NACTA are maintained in a Microsoft Excel file. This provides the least expensive and the most flexible recordkeeping system. The records include addresses, e-mail addresses, year paid, membership type, and region. Records can be sorted and ...
Laboratory Manual for Soil Science: Agricultural and Environmental Principles (8th ed.)
Sep 01, 2003; ... Laboratory Manual for Soil Science: Agricultural and Environmental Principles (8th ed.) by Stephen J. Thien and John G. Graveel, McGraw-Hill, 2003, 214 pages, spiralbound $54.38. This updated laboratory manual contains 15 exercises that investigate both agricultural and environmental aspects of ...
The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century
Sep 01, 2003; ... The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century by Don Paarlberg and Philip Paarlberg, Iowa State University Press, 2000, 154 pages, paperback $29.99 "Not evolution, but revolution" is the assertion of this historical account of agriculture in the twentieth century. The advances in nearly every ...
Landscape Design: A Practical Approach
Sep 01, 2003; ... Landscape Design: A Practical Approach by Leroy G. Hannebaum, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, 2002, 466 pages, hardbound $81.00. Landscape Design: A Practical Approach by Leroy Hannebaum is a good text for an introductory level landscape design course for beginning level college students. The text ...
Agricultural Economics
Sep 01, 2003; ... Agricultural Economics by H. Evan Drummond and John W. Goodwin, Prentice Half, 2001, 436 pages, hardbound, $100.00 "The [stated] objective of this text is to cover many topics lightly rather than any one or two topics in depth" (p. ix). The authors successfully accomplish this objective and ...
Erratum
Sep 01, 2003; ... Unfortunately the following information was not included as a footnote to "Service Learning in Agricultural Instruction: A Guide for Implementing Real-World, Hands-On, Community Based Teaching and Learning," (NACTA Journal, June 2003, pages 36-41): Acknowledgments and Dedication: We ...
Spending time wisely: A model for teaching improvement through enhanced analysis of student evaluations
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract Student evaluations are used for both formative and summative assessment of teachers. A method is provided to make more effective use of these student evaluations by individual teachers. In particular, improved analysis of this information can enable teachers to allocate their ...
Incorporating industry input into the development of educational objectives for Landscape Management students
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract Professional landscape managers were surveyed to identify design and construction topics important for inclusion in a new course for Landscape Management students. The professionals rated the importance of 17 topics from Not Important (1) to Very Important (5). Landscape ...
NACTA business meeting minutes
Sep 01, 2003; ... June 20, 2003 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA Business meeting was called to order at 10:40 am by President Ron Hanson. Papers distributed to the attendees included: * Conference evaluation sheets, * Committee sign up sheets for new members, * Lists ...
An agricultural law minor: The University of Florida experience
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract Students pursuing agricultural, environmental and agribusiness careers will face an increasingly complex world of laws, regulations and policies. Foundation knowledge in agricultural law provides undergraduates with timely and appropriate information for strategic decision ...
NACTA conference awards
Sep 01, 2003; ... E.B. Knight Journal Award Article: The Teaching College Course: A Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Development Program to Enhance Teaching Quality in NACTA Journal, June 2002, pp. 18-26. Bruce Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Bruce Litchfield was ...
Developing a multimedia program that emphasizes applications of functional anatomy1
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract A multimedia compact disk (CD) program was designed and produced for the purpose of enhancing the mastery of anatomical and physiological concepts by undergraduate students in animal science and related agricultural sciences. A problem-oriented approach for the presentation of ...
Factors influencing career choices of ethnic minorities in agriculture
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify and describe factors that are related to African American and Hispanic graduates' decisions to choose (or not to choose) a career in agriculture or a related field prior to and/or after college. When respondents enrolled in their first ...
Developing an effective course syllabus
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract Throughout the 10-year span of a longitudinal research study in colleges of agriculture, professors were asked to share their course syllabi with the research team. It became an increasing concern across the decade that professors lacked definition, clarity, and uniformity in ...
Student perception of the "Student Evaluation of Instruction" form as a tool for assessing instructor's teaching effectiveness
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract Literature regarding student evaluation of instruction primarily addresses the views of faculty and administrators. Since students are the primary stakeholders in this process, the objectives of this study were to determine students' perceptions regarding their willingness as ...
Sustainability of Agricultural Systems in Transition
Sep 01, 2003; ... Sustainability of Agricultural Systems in Transition W.A. Payne, D.R. Keeney, and S.C. Rao, editors. Amer. Soc. Agron. Spec. Publ. 64, ASA, Madison, Wisconsin, 2001. 272 pages. paperback, $48.00 Sustainable agriculture research and its practical application in the real world are central ...
Introductory Horticulture 6th Edition
Sep 01, 2003; ... Introductory Horticulture 6th Edition by H. Edward Reiley and Carroll L. Shry, Jr., Delmar, 2002, 564 pages, hardcover, $78.95 Introductory Horticulture covers a broad range of applied and practical information on the production and usage of landscape and food plants. It is divided into ...
Teaching tips
Sep 01, 2003; ... The Low Maintenance Pop Quiz Most of my formal teaching is in large (60-140 students) classes that are required for students with a major in the Department of Animal Science. While some of the students are, mercifully, there because they want to learn, many of the students are there just ...
College teachers "making a difference" - a research review
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract Teachers who care want to "make a difference" in the lives of their students. This philosophical study reviewed educational literature to explore the platitude of "making a difference," discuss the ethic of a caring teacher, and highlight a research connection between the ethic ...
Online assessment - the value of a friend's assistance
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract The availability of online computerized assessments is increasing, especially for economics principles courses. Scant information is available on student preferences, behavior, and learning that is accomplished with online assessments. This study investigates the performance of ...
An analysis of leadership offerings in collegiate agricultural education departments
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract A niche in collegiate leadership education exists within departments of agricultural education. From their connection to agricultural youth organizations, these departments have a tradition in training teachers and club advisors in leadership education. This study examined the ...
Western Center for Integrated Resource Management's Master's degree program at Colorado State University
Sep 01, 2003; ... Abstract The escalating United States population is consuming open lands at an ever-increasing rate. The land available for public recreation as well as agricultural production has been significantly reduced. This decrease in available lands requires a highly efficient land resource ...